From ed532a9496f00e94f12dbc9d03ba44bb8f7c689b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bas Zoetekouw Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:13:04 +0000 Subject: Fix html: close all tags; tags to lowercase CVS version numbers english/donations.wml: 1.60 -> 1.61 english/index.wml: 1.76 -> 1.77 english/search.wml: 1.12 -> 1.13 english/social_contract.wml: 1.20 -> 1.21 --- english/donations.wml | 35 ++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) (limited to 'english/donations.wml') diff --git a/english/donations.wml b/english/donations.wml index 68feec34822..2c065b2f711 100644 --- a/english/donations.wml +++ b/english/donations.wml @@ -1,41 +1,41 @@ #use wml::debian::template title="Donations to Software in the Public Interest" - +

Donations of money

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Debian is the name of the project, and Debian GNU/Linux is how the +

Debian is the name of the project, and Debian GNU/Linux is how the distribution we create is called. In order to handle money donations, we set up a non-profit corporation, -Software in the Public Interest. +Software in the Public Interest.

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Although created by a volunteers throughout the world, Debian +

Although created by a volunteers throughout the world, Debian has expenses that were, for a long time, paid for out of the pockets of a few of the developers. These expenses include registering the debian.org domain, cutting CD's for testing new releases, unreimbursed travel and lodging expenses while appearing -at conferences, etc. +at conferences, etc.

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Many of the donations to date have been from appreciative users. +

Many of the donations to date have been from appreciative users. While all donations are welcome, it is especially hoped that any businesses that make money through Debian (CD manufacturers, support companies, or even businesses that rely on Debian for day to day operations) will contribute a percentage of their profit to help make Debian GNU/Linux the best OS -it can be. +it can be.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to Debian, see the SPI donation page. Make sure to specify that the money is intended for Debian. Since SPI -is a non-profit organization we can issue receipts for tax purposes. +is a non-profit organization we can issue receipts for tax purposes.

For some parts of the world it may be easier to make the donation to one of the partner organizations of Software in the Public Interest (check the SPI donation page -for current information): +for current information):